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The Fractals at the Heart of Indigenous African Architecture

ArchDaily

JUNE 1, 2023

However, fractals have existed far beyond the birth of computers, and have been observed by anthropologists in indigenous African societies. One of which is Ron Eglash ; an American scientist who presents the evidence of fractals in the architecture, art, textile sculpture, and religion of indigenous African societies.

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Motifs and Ornamentations: Inspirations Behind the Colors of African Traditional Architecture

ArchDaily

AUGUST 11, 2023

Image@Vincredible African societies' cultures are intrinsically linked to color. From fabrics to clothing, products, sculptures, and architecture, various societies explore rich and vibrant colors that are vivid, expressive, and joyful. Traditional African architecture is a prime example. Read more »

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Kenyatta International Convention Center: A Modernist Icon of Post-Colonial African Architecture

ArchDaily

APRIL 30, 2024

The modern and futuristic architecture of Sub-Saharan Africa reflects the aspirations and progressive spirit that dominated the early years of independence for many countries in this region between the late 1950s and early 1960s. Kenyatta International Conference Centre. Shutterstock Image. Read more »

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African American women significantly less supported in architecture schools, says NCARB and NOMA report

Archinect

APRIL 19, 2022

A new report by NCARB and NOMA has found that women, particularly Black or African American women, face heavier challenges in architectural education than their male counterparts. As a result, more than half of Black or African American women surveyed state that they have considered a different career path.

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Exploring African Vernacular Huts: Weaving as a Climatic and Social Architecture

ArchDaily

JANUARY 25, 2024

Image © Nomad Architecture Weaving is not only a technical craft but also a way to design material experiences. In architecture, the construction mechanism of weaving centers the shelter to the building process. Dorze Huts, Ethopia. In this sense, shelter becomes a direct manifestation of material production.

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interview: olajumoke adenowo on her neo-heritage book & defining african architecture

designboom

JULY 12, 2023

olajumoke adenowo discusses her 'neo heritage' thesis, the significance of decoration and functionality and the influence of light in african architecture. The post interview: olajumoke adenowo on her neo-heritage book & defining african architecture appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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venice architecture biennale ’23, ‘the laboratory of the future,’ spotlights african diaspora & climate change

designboom

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

the 18th venice architecture biennale will open its doors to the public on may 20, 2023. The post venice architecture biennale ’23, ‘the laboratory of the future,’ spotlights african diaspora & climate change appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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counteract: francis kéré’s unconventional take on west african architecture at the biennale

designboom

MAY 19, 2023

The post counteract: francis kéré’s unconventional take on west african architecture at the biennale appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. . — counteract delves into three interconnected chapters, exploring the questions and themes they raise.

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A scholarship named for Francis Kéré will support African students at the Yale School of Architecture

The Architect's Newsletter

APRIL 25, 2023

Pritzker Prize–winning architect Francis Kéré will be the namesake of a new scholarship at the Yale School of Architecture. Frank Foundation will support a program The post A scholarship named for Francis Kéré will support African students at the Yale School of Architecture appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Notre Dame Cathedral, Bangui: A Local Iteration of French Architecture in Central Africa

ArchDaily

JANUARY 4, 2024

Cathedral Bangui Notre Dame, famous church in Central African Republic. Image © mbrand85/Shutterstock Located in the city of Bangui , the capital of the Central African Republic, is the Notre Dame Cathedral. This large red brick church was built in the early 1900s in the French colonial style. Read more »

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A look at the Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize nominees for 2024

Archinect

MAY 9, 2024

The Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize nominees have been announced along with a jury for the biennial award's 5th cycle by the College of Architecture at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). Other smaller U.S.

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Yale School of Architecture launches Francis Kéré Scholarship to support African students

World Architecture Community

APRIL 25, 2023

The Yale School of Architecture has launched a new scholarship honoring the ”’ Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate Francis Kéré to support African students studying architecture at the school.Set to begin this fall, the new Francis K&amp.

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Preserving the legacy of William Sidney Pittman, the 'first Black architect of Texas'

Archinect

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Many of his designs sit within historic Black neighborhoods with African American historical and cultural institutions. UT Austin School of Architecture assistant professor Tara A. ” The building legacy of William Sidney Pittman, who arrived in Dallas from Washington, D.C., where his 1912 Anthony Bowen YMCA design still stands).

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RIBA honors Royal Gold Medalist Lesley Lokko in London ceremony

Archinect

MAY 2, 2024

Lesley Lokko formally received the 2024 RIBA Royal Gold Medal for Architecture at a ceremony at the Royal Institute of British Architects headquarters in London today.

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Who Has Won the RIBA Royal Gold Medal?

ArchDaily

JANUARY 21, 2024

Image © Vinay Panjwani Recognized as the UK’s highest honor for architecture, the RIBA Royal Gold Medal for Architecture is approved personally by Her Majesty The Queen and is given to a person or group of people who have had a significant influence "either directly or indirectly on the advancement of architecture.",

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Yale Architecture names new scholarship in honor of Francis Kéré

Archinect

APRIL 24, 2023

The Yale School of Architecture has just announced a new scholarship named after 2022 Pritzker Prize winner Francis Kéré in the interest of supporting African students at the school as they complete their journey to a career in architecture. ” Kéré taught at Yale as a William B.

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“Champion of Equity and Inclusion” Lesley Lokko Receives the 2024 RIBA Royal Gold Medal

ArchDaily

JANUARY 17, 2024

Image © Murdo Macleod Ghanaian-Scottish architect, academic, and curator Lesley Lokko has been announced as the recipient of the 2024 Royal Gold Medal by the Royal Institute of British Architects ( RIBA ), becoming the first African woman to receive the award.

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Representing Africa at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale: Recurring Concepts and Approaches

ArchDaily

JUNE 2, 2023

Entitled The Laboratory of the Future , this year's Venice Architecture Biennale for the first time highlights the African continent as a leading force in shaping the world to come and Lokko's curatorial mission prompts entries to question traditional notions of what the future can hold and what architecture looks like.

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The Delightful Wonder & Diversity Of South African Architecture

DesignScape Architects

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Imagine the South African people were wiped out by a plague or environmental disaster, and 1000 years from now there were futuristic architects investigating our architecture to look for information regarding our art, culture and humanity. They would be in for many interesting finds.

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Lesley Lokko's African Futures Institute receives a $150,000 Mellon Foundation grant

Archinect

JUNE 21, 2022

The African Futures Institute (AFI) has announced that it has received a grant totalling $150,000 from the Mellon Foundation. AFI’s first Masters-level program will be in architectural writing and criticism and is set to begin in 2024. Previously on Ar.

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Sam Lubell on cultural institutions’ newfound embrace of landscape architecture

Archinect

APRIL 23, 2024

[.] such projects have fundamentally transformed in recent years, reflecting, among other things, seismic shifts in both museums’ priorities and the profession of landscape architecture, as well as a surge in interest in outdoor space because of the pandemic. The first rule: don’t dare call them gardens.

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A Look Back at the 18th Venice Architecture Biennale, the First to be Focused on the Culture of Africa

ArchDaily

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Image © Marco Zorzanello, Courtesy of 18th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, The 18th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia closed on November 26th. A total of 285,000 people visited the exhibition, making it the second most highly attended Architecture Biennale in its history.

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Almost one-third of architecture employees have faced or witnessed discrimination, says NCARB/NOMA survey

Archinect

OCTOBER 18, 2022

An NCARB / NOMA investigation has found that people of color, especially African Americans, are more likely to report issues with their architecture firm’s culture. In particular, African American w. The survey received over 5000 complete responses following its release in early 2020.

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Francis Kéré designs new virtual museum of stolen artifacts for UNESCO

Archinect

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Renderings released along with its announcement show a large transparent dome with gallery spaces lining a Guggenheim-like spiraling central ramp, inspired by the African baobab tree.

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The 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale reveals its International Jury selection

Archinect

MAY 9, 2023

The international jury for this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale has been announced by the fair’s Board of Directors in advance of its May 20th opening.

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Fallen Journalists Memorial competition selects four finalists for new D.C. site design

Archinect

JANUARY 16, 2024

The four teams that made it to the final round are: Höweler + Yoon Architecture John Ronan Architects MOS Architects and Hood Design Studio NADAAA Walter Hood and Höweler+Yoon have both recently contributed to the designs for the International African American Museum in Charleston, South Carolina, and the Memorial to Enslave.

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Back in Print, Second Edition of 'African Modernism' Surveys Architecture Across the Continent

Architectural Record

JANUARY 26, 2023

Reread David Adjaye’s thoughtful review of the compendium, originally published in Architectural Record in October 2015.

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The New York Times gives Lesley Lokko the profile treatment ahead of next week’s Venice Biennale

Archinect

MAY 10, 2023

Lokko repeated to the Times her interest in using the Biennale platform to disabuse stigmas about African identity before discussing her own experiences with identity, path to architecture, and the potential she and others are striving to present to the world.

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As Egypt prepares for COP27, one trailblazing architect sees an opportunity to address climate change in the global south

Archinect

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Under its strapline ‘Together for implementation,’ COP27 is billed as an ‘African COP’ due to an expectation that the exposure of African countries to climate change will play a significant role in the event. ” Archinect Feature: Business as Usual or Build Back Better?

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porky hefer on his upcoming show: ‘I don’t want to humanise animals but animalise humans’

designboom

APRIL 25, 2024

south african artist porky hefer is set to open a playful exhibition 'no bats, no chocolate' in NYC with galerie56 and southern guild. The post porky hefer on his upcoming show: ‘I don’t want to humanise animals but animalise humans’ appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Defining Afro-Contemporary Homes: The Role of Case Study Houses

ArchDaily

APRIL 14, 2023

Image © Layla.hsn/ Shutterstock The home is a fundamental expression of architectural movements within the fabric of a city. African cities have continuously negotiated the meaning of their residential dwellings, from traditional architecture to colonial architecture, and the influx of post-colonial modern architecture.

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Africa will hold the key to the future at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale

Archinect

JUNE 1, 2022

The theme and title of this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale have been announced as The Laboratory of the Future , vetting a decolonized vision of Africa as a petri dish for the hopes of the broader world to come. And what happens in Africa, happens to us all. And what happens in Africa, happens to us all.”

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RAIC announces four new Honorary Fellows for 2023

Archinect

APRIL 17, 2023

The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada recently announced its selection of four designers as Honorary Fellows in recognition of their work’s ability to impact public life and the practice of architecture throughout the world.

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Toni L. Griffin awarded the 2023 Special Recognition for Architecture, Design, and Urbanism by the SOM Foundation

Archinect

MARCH 24, 2023

Griffin as the recipient of their 2023 Special Recognition for Architecture, Design, and Urbanism. The six-part exhibition includes 89 participants, over half of whom are from Africa or the African Diaspora. The award supports Griffin’s The Laboratory of the Future exhibition as part of the 2023 Venice Biennale.

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Young Talent Architecture Award Announces 2023 Winners

ArchDaily

JULY 6, 2023

Courtesy of ArchDaily The Fundació Mies van der Rohe and Creative Europe have announced winners of the 2023 edition of the EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture / Mies van der Rohe Awards in the Young Talent category. This year, an additional prize has been added: the Young Talent Open. Read more »

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V&A's Tropical Modernism exhibition explores "the politics behind the concrete"

Deezen

MARCH 14, 2024

London's Victoria and Albert Museum has launched its Tropical Modernism exhibition, which highlights the architectural movement's evolution from colonial import to a "tool of nation building".

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The Cooper Union updates Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture Deanship search

Archinect

AUGUST 21, 2023

Chanin School of Architecture. We conceived an entirely different leadership model — a partnership — that combines excellence and experience across the precise domains we sought to address within the School of Architecture, in particular, and for The Cooper Union, as a whole, while working within our existing b.

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Giles Tettey Nartey creates communal table for pounding and serving fufu

Deezen

MAY 10, 2024

Pestles, mortars and bowls are integrated into the surfaces of the Communion table , created by designer Giles Tettey Nartey specifically for preparing the West African staple dish fufu. See Dezeen Events Guide for an up-to-date list of architecture and design events taking place around the world.

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parabolic balconies sprout from sanjay puri’s ‘forest’ workplace in central africa

designboom

JANUARY 31, 2024

the cascading balconies of the verical development project mimic the dense canopy of an african forest. The post parabolic balconies sprout from sanjay puri’s ‘forest’ workplace in central africa appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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salu iwadi’s patewo chair weaves and contours, nodding to the traditional african hairstyle

designboom

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The post salu iwadi’s patewo chair weaves and contours, nodding to the traditional african hairstyle appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. constructed around a framework of sleek, curved steel members, the chair echoes the fluidity of the patewo hairstyle's motions.

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Florida State University and UCLA share resources to create a new history of Indigenous thatch work architecture in the Americas

Archinect

MAY 26, 2023

A new project led by Florida State University associate professor Paul Niell is working to retrace the lineage of thatch work architectures used by different African and Indigenous diaspora groups throughout the Americas in the hopes of documenting and preserving their impact on history for future generations of scholars.

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Force Majeure exhibition shines a light on 16 African and diasporic designers

Deezen

JUNE 4, 2023

The Central Pavilion at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale brings together 16 architects, including David Adjaye and Diébédo Francis Kéré , who "represent a distilled force majeure of African and diasporic architectural production".

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Cross-Cultural Collaboration: A Tool for Imagining Africa's Future

ArchDaily

MAY 26, 2023

Venince Architecture Biennale_2023. Image © Andrea Avezzù/ La Biennale di Venezia As Venice Architecture Biennale presents its 18th edition titled "T he Laboratory of the Future ", it centers on Africa as a place of exploration that will offer a template for solutions to the world. Read more »

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"Revolutionary force" Lesley Lokko wins 2024 RIBA Royal Gold Medal

Deezen

JANUARY 17, 2024

Ghanaian-Scottish architect and educator Lesley Lokko has been named the recipient of this year's Royal Gold Medal by the Royal Institute of British Architects , making her the first African woman to win the award. Above: she was the curator of the 18th International Architecture Biennale in Venice. Photo by Festus Jackson-Davis.

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The Fractals at the Heart of Indigenous African Architecture

Motifs and Ornamentations: Inspirations Behind the Colors of African Traditional Architecture

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Kenyatta International Convention Center: A Modernist Icon of Post-Colonial African Architecture

African American women significantly less supported in architecture schools, says NCARB and NOMA report

Exploring African Vernacular Huts: Weaving as a Climatic and Social Architecture

interview: olajumoke adenowo on her neo-heritage book & defining african architecture

venice architecture biennale ’23, ‘the laboratory of the future,’ spotlights african diaspora & climate change

counteract: francis kéré’s unconventional take on west african architecture at the biennale

A scholarship named for Francis Kéré will support African students at the Yale School of Architecture

Notre Dame Cathedral, Bangui: A Local Iteration of French Architecture in Central Africa

A look at the Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize nominees for 2024

Yale School of Architecture launches Francis Kéré Scholarship to support African students

Preserving the legacy of William Sidney Pittman, the 'first Black architect of Texas'

RIBA honors Royal Gold Medalist Lesley Lokko in London ceremony

Who Has Won the RIBA Royal Gold Medal?

Yale Architecture names new scholarship in honor of Francis Kéré

“Champion of Equity and Inclusion” Lesley Lokko Receives the 2024 RIBA Royal Gold Medal

Representing Africa at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale: Recurring Concepts and Approaches

The Delightful Wonder & Diversity Of South African Architecture

Lesley Lokko's African Futures Institute receives a $150,000 Mellon Foundation grant

Sam Lubell on cultural institutions’ newfound embrace of landscape architecture

A Look Back at the 18th Venice Architecture Biennale, the First to be Focused on the Culture of Africa

Almost one-third of architecture employees have faced or witnessed discrimination, says NCARB/NOMA survey

Francis Kéré designs new virtual museum of stolen artifacts for UNESCO

The 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale reveals its International Jury selection

Fallen Journalists Memorial competition selects four finalists for new D.C. site design

Back in Print, Second Edition of 'African Modernism' Surveys Architecture Across the Continent

The New York Times gives Lesley Lokko the profile treatment ahead of next week’s Venice Biennale

As Egypt prepares for COP27, one trailblazing architect sees an opportunity to address climate change in the global south

porky hefer on his upcoming show: ‘I don’t want to humanise animals but animalise humans’

Defining Afro-Contemporary Homes: The Role of Case Study Houses

Africa will hold the key to the future at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale

RAIC announces four new Honorary Fellows for 2023

Toni L. Griffin awarded the 2023 Special Recognition for Architecture, Design, and Urbanism by the SOM Foundation

Young Talent Architecture Award Announces 2023 Winners

V&A's Tropical Modernism exhibition explores "the politics behind the concrete"

The Cooper Union updates Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture Deanship search

Giles Tettey Nartey creates communal table for pounding and serving fufu

parabolic balconies sprout from sanjay puri’s ‘forest’ workplace in central africa

salu iwadi’s patewo chair weaves and contours, nodding to the traditional african hairstyle

Florida State University and UCLA share resources to create a new history of Indigenous thatch work architecture in the Americas

Force Majeure exhibition shines a light on 16 African and diasporic designers

Cross-Cultural Collaboration: A Tool for Imagining Africa's Future

"Revolutionary force" Lesley Lokko wins 2024 RIBA Royal Gold Medal

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